Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore Politico Europe, a publication marinated in green politics, has named Russian President Vladimir Putin as one of its “power players of the year” — for, in the publication’s words, “advancing Europe’s green agenda.” “By invading Ukraine and manipulating energy supplies to undermine European support for Kyiv, Putin has achieved […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore The one promise that President Joe Biden has faithfully kept is his pledge to “close down” fossil fuels. We get two-thirds of our energy in America from fossil fuels, and almost one-third of our power comes from coal. That’s quadruple the amount of energy we get from wind and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore A big issue that has emerged in the final days of the midterm election campaigns is the lockdowns of our schools and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The public saw with the abysmal test scores of our children the severe and lasting damage done. Voters are angry, and they […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore Everywhere I go, people are mystified about President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. So few of the policies comport with basic common sense that I’m asked the same question over and over: Is Biden intentionally trying to take a wrecking ball to the economy? Is this all part of some […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore, October 18, 2022 It was about eight to 10 years ago that the Left made a unilateral decision to shut down all opposition and any skepticism about climate change by pronouncing that the debate was over. The “scientific consensus” had been reached, as if sent down on tablets from […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore When new British Prime Minister Liz Truss suggested lowering the United Kingdom’s highest tax rate from 45% to 40%, along with a 1% reduction in the income tax rate for all taxpayers, the bond markets and the central bankers around the world went stark raving mad. The academic pinheads […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore In just the last few weeks, Liz Truss, Britain’s new prime minister, has been denounced by critics as a “fascist.” So has Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s newly elected prime minister. Along with all Republicans in Congress, Texas and Florida GOP Govs. Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis and, of course, former […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore Just in time for the heat of the election season, a federal agency called the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has announced it will no longer allow betting on political and election outcomes. These online wagering platforms, most notably PredictIt, allow betting on all sorts of political outcomes: the odds […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore The Left has always hated cars — or at least the idea that there should be a car in every driveway. Now, it is stepping up its assault. In 2035, every car purchased in California, with its nearly 40 million people, will have to be an electric vehicle. Why? […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore In September 2020, at the first presidential debate between him and President Donald Trump, Democratic nominee Joe Biden infamously declared, “Nobody’s going to build another coal-fired power plant in America” if he won the White House against Trump. Even with comments like this, the United Mine Workers of America […]